concert

Riga just celebrated its 810 birthday witch concerts, fairs, knight tournament, retro cars debts, salsa marathon, regatta, pilot demonstrations and many other interesting for visitors happenings. It seems, that the celebration culmination wasn’t fireworks, as it was for many years, but key of Riga city teeming, for 52 763 other keys.

When I accidentally found article, I was enjoyable surprised, that so well-known world famous singer will perform here in Latvia and tickets are just for 3 Ls. Of course, they’re bought, and not looking on cloudy sky and worry about rain (concert is expected under free sky), in Saturday evening we went to Renkis garden in Ventspils.

Returning home from the concert, we concluded that the camera's memory stored in the 1500 shots. We had to take some time to select any of the best and the best of the best. Girls' costumes and graceful postures beat each other, but now judge yourself, and judge them below in the attached photo gallery.

Concert consisted of 17 dance performances. Multiple flamenco styles were performed by girls from Flamenco club Duende – tangos, seguiras, tientos, alegrias, tanguillo, caracoles, guajiras, rumba and sevillanas. Guest dancer Sofia rejoiced us with farruka and Anda with modern improvisation. Alternating the Spanish rhythms, visitors were able to enjoy Argantine tango and supple pair dance performed by Karlis and Dace, Aigars and Ginta.

Flamenco group „Nuevo Ballet Espanol” visited Latvia repeatedly in 16 International Baltic ballet festival case. In 17 April in RigasKongresu house hall was sanged with sonorous Spain rhythms. Energy flowed from every dancers movement, music of flamenco and singing performance. Strong vitality wave encircled every auditor, who with every performance with clapping and ecstasy shouts very careful watched the performance.

Almost in theater “Artelis" on Monday evening, or at 19:00 on 22 November in collaboration with flamenco dance clubs" Duende "was held flamenco evening, which conditionally consisted of two parts. First of all, Carlos showed the narrow film "Iberia". After that performed artists of flamenco - dancer Marianna Verdecia, and guitarist and singer Agustin de Cantarote. Before that, they gave three days of master classes to "Duende" dancers.

From August 26 to 29 annual summer camp organised by flamenco dance studio "DUENDE" took place in Zvejniekciems, with the opportunity to meet all the dancers from the studio in one place and learn from guest artists - flamenco teachers from Spain. I used the opportunity to attend two days of compa classes taught by percussionist Andrej Vujicic, as well as tangos and algeria dance techniques taught by flamenco dancer Francesca Grimm. Latvian dancers were joined by Lithuanian dancers at the training.

Yesterday at the Riga Independent Theatre "Skatuve" the annual concert of the end of school year of the flamenco dance studio "Duende" took place. A variety of flamenco dance styles were presented on the stage - tangos, farrukas, sevillanas, alegrias, tanguillo, bulerias. In addition, the performance was so magnificent not only because of the colourful costumes, a good dance technique and the emotional sensations of the dancers but also a variety of dance attributes - castanets, fans, caps.